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The gold on these (and the slim equivalent) tends to wear very badly - only pay top price if it the plating is mint. For some reason the gold variants don's sell for as much as the brass / nickel alternatives - perhaps because good ones are so rare and normal users aren't aware of them.
Some other points to check
Open the butterfly doors, and the adjustment knob should spin freely between 1-9 with little or no resistance and should click at each point.
The butterfly doors should open symmetrically (and freely) the final resting point being more important than the actual movement.
When closed, they should both have the same gap against the guard bar - which should be equal across the entire bar.
When looking down (from the tip of the handle) the guard bars should be parallel.
When looking across the razor (from the end cap - which should both be there btw), the guard bars should run in line to the base plate and not drop. The two end caps should be in line with the base plate.
http://www.gilletteadjustable.com/executive-fatboy.html
What is it with Gillette adjustables? eBay is flooded at the moment..
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All I know is it's a Gillette.
The owner sent me the photo, and I'm going to look at the razor tomorrow.
So what's it worth if it works OK? (yeah, I know. How long is a piece of string)?
Gold Fatboy or Gold Slim in clean, working order maybe $40 - $60 - $80
It's a gold Fatboy, mate ........ Otherwise known as the Gillette Executive.
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Yep, it's an Executive and my guess would be 1958. The gold plate isn't very thick for so early a year and one in excellent shape's tough to find. Handle pattern's the same as a Toggle and I prefer it over the Fatboy's. It's been a top razor of mine for the last 7-8 years, taking over the FB slot by just a smidge although the shave's about the same. I should also say that all Executives do not shave the same.
Over the years I've been fortunate in being able to have many old Gillettes run through my hands, including easily over 150 adjustables of about every type. I would say about 20% have some kinda unpleasantness to em. The adjuster's froze up or worthless, doors or other TTO issues going on....stuff like that. Most common problems though by a long shot is the surprisingly often amount of uneven blade exposure showing up by looking at the loaded razor's safety bar. I have seen a crazy amount, if one in five sounds high.
Then, you can't be sure you'll like the shave till it's wet and working. Heh, kind of a crapshoot but a great razor if the fit is there.
Martin
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